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CRETE MONTAGNEUSE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-12-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- standing wave
1, record 1, English, standing%20wave
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stationary wave 2, record 1, English, stationary%20wave
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wave motion of the air, in which the troughs and crests remain stationary and which is produced in certain conditions of stability and of wind speed above and downwind from a mountain ridge. 3, record 1, English, - standing%20wave
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- onde stationnaire
1, record 1, French, onde%20stationnaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement ondulatoire de l'air dans lequel les creux et les crêtes demeurent sensiblement stationnaires; il se produit dans certaines conditions de stabilité et de vitesse du vent au-dessus et en aval d’une crête montagneuse. 2, record 1, French, - onde%20stationnaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- onda estacionaria
1, record 1, Spanish, onda%20estacionaria
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Movimientos ondulatorios del aire en que senos y crestas permanecen estacionarios. Se producen en ciertas condiciones de estabilidad y de velocidad del viento sobre y a sotavento de una cordillera. 2, record 1, Spanish, - onda%20estacionaria
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-09-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- foehn cloud
1, record 2, English, foehn%20cloud
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- föhn cloud 2, record 2, English, f%C3%B6hn%20cloud
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cloud form associated with the foehn, generally of the lenticularis species formed in the lee wave parallel to a mountain ridge. 3, record 2, English, - foehn%20cloud
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nuage de foehn
1, record 2, French, nuage%20de%20foehn
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme de nuage associée au foehn, généralement des nuages de l'espèce lenticularis, se formant dans l'onde sous le vent parallèlement à une crête montagneuse. 2, record 2, French, - nuage%20de%20foehn
Record 2, Key term(s)
- nuage de föhn
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- nube de foehn
1, record 2, Spanish, nube%20de%20foehn
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- nube del foehn 2, record 2, Spanish, nube%20del%20foehn
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nube asociada con el foehn. 2, record 2, Spanish, - nube%20de%20foehn
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En general se trata de nubes de la especie lenticularis, que aparecen en la onda a sotavento de una cadena montañosa. 2, record 2, Spanish, - nube%20de%20foehn
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